DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
100 LEVEL (FIRST SEMESTER)
| Course Code | Course Title | Status | L | P
|
Credits
|
| CHM 1102 | General Chemistry I | R | 3 | – | 3 |
| CHM 1104 | Experimental Chemistry I | R | – | 1 | 1 |
| CSC 1101 | Introduction to Computing | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| GEY 1101 | Introduction to Geology I | C | 3 | – | 3 |
| MTH 1101 | Elementary Mathematics I | R | 3 | – | 3 |
| PHY 1101 | Mechanics | R | 3 | – | 3 |
| PHY 1107 | Experimental Physics I | R | – | 1 | 1 |
| STA 1101 | Introduction to Statistics | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| GES 1105 | Use of Library, Information & Communication Technology | C | 2 | – | 2 |
| GES 1108 | Communication in English I
|
C | 3 | – | 3 |
| Total | 23 |
ELECTIVE
| BIO 1101 | General Biology I | E | 3 | – | 3 |
Minimum Credits Required =15 Maximum Credits Required =24
C= Compulsory R = Required E= Electives L= Lecture P= Practical
200 LEVEL (FIRST SEMESTER)
| Course Code | Course Title | Status | L | P | Credits |
| CHM 2104 | Inorganic Chemistry I | R | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| CHM 2106 | Analytical Chemistry I | R | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GEY 2101 | Crystallography & Mineralogy | C | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GEY 2104 | Introduction to Petrology | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GEY 2106 | Elementary Surveying | R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GEY 2108 | Macropalaeontogy | R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GEY 2109 | Geological Map Interpretation | R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GES 2102 | Introduction to Logic & Philosophy | C | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 19 | ||||
In addition to the above, Direct Entry students are to register for the following GES courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Status | L | P | Credits |
| GES 1105 | Use of Library, Information & Communication Technology | C | 2 | – | 2 |
| GES 1108 | Communication in English I | C | 3 | – | 3 |
Minimum Credits Required =15 Maximum Credits Required =24
C= Compulsory R= Required E= Electives L= Lecture P= Practical
300 LEVEL (FIRST SEMESTER)
| Course Code | Course Title | Status | L | P | Credits |
| GEY 3101 | Sedimentology and Sedimentary Petrology | C | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GEY 3102 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | C | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GEY 3105 | Structural Geology | C | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GEY 3106 | Micropaleontology | R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GEY 3109 | Fundamentals of Geochemistry | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| GEY 3117 | Principles of Geophysics | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| GEY 3119 | Remote Sensing & Photogeological Interpretation | R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | ||||
ELECTIVE
| GEY 3116 | Introduction to Mineral Economics | E | 2 | – | 2 |
Minimum Credits Required =15 Maximum Credits Required =24
C= Compulsory R = Required E= Electives L= Lecture P= Practical
400 LEVEL (FIRST SEMESTER)
| 400 LEVEL | FIRST SEMESTER | |||||
| S/N | Course Code | Course Title | Status | L | P | Credits |
| 1 | GEY 4101 | Geotectonics | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| GEY 4102 | Isotope Geology | R | 2 | – | 2 | |
| 2 | GEY 4103 | Palynology | R | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GEY 4104 | Seminar in Geology | C | 2 | – | 2 |
| 4 | GEY 4107 | Exploration Geology | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| 5 | GEY 4108 | Hydrogeology | R | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. | GEY 4109 | Geostaistics & Geoinformatics | R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7. | GEY 4113 | Marine Geology | R | 2 | – | 2 |
| 8. | GEY 4115 | Geology of Nigeria | C | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | |||||
ELECTIVE
| GEY 4117 | Environmental & Medical Geochemistry | E | 2 | – | 2 |
Minimum Credits Required =15 Maximum Credits Required =24
C= Compulsory R = Required E= Electives L= Lecture P= Practical
